Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving! First we want to congratulate Darin (Ryan's brother) and Sarah on their 3rd kid, baby boy Charlie :)

This year we were on Ryan's family rotation so we were in Pinehurst...I personally am grateful first and foremost that we didn't have to drive on snowy roads!! Secondly we are grateful for our families and how blessed we are to have them and not too far from us! We were able to celebrate with some of Ryan's siblings and their families and his Grandpa, which today is his 88th birthday! He is still so fiesty!

This time of year I always feel like we got so caught up in the buying of Christmas presents and all the things we have going on from parties, to shows, to baking and of course trying to remember to pay the bills...So this year we are focusing on things we can do as a family! Tomorrow we are going bowling for the first time as a family and each week we are going to do something we do as a family!

I personally am grateful for my family! I have an amazing husband who works so hard to provide for our family not only temporally but spiritually. He loves our children so much and we talk all the time about how we want our kids to view the world, know that they are loved, and to be successful in whatever they want to be when they grow up! My children and so important to me. I am extremely blessed to be a stay-at-home mom, although there are days I wish I had a job in an office or something, but the thought doesn't last more than a moment!

I am thankful for my parents, brother, sister and her family and all of my in-laws! Each one is so different and I believe that everything in life happens for a reason. People are put into your lives for a reason whether good or bad...Life isn't easy but having those you love around makes all the difference!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that the spirit can carry with us all throughout the whole year!